Pouring-spout



W. E. JEHN.

POURING SPOUT.

APPLICATION FILEDMAR. 12. 1920.

- 1,366,006, Patented Jan. 18, 1921;

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WILLIAM E. JEHN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FIBRE CAN CORPORATION,

OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS; A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

Application filed March 12, 1920. Serial No. 365,243.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. JnHN, a, citizen ofthe United States, and residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State minimum cost and have maximum efiicieno This invention consists of a receptac e having a pouripg opening in one wall and alsoi. having a s iton each side of the pouring opening and a pouring spout hinged to said wall and composed of a central portion adapted to cover the pouringopening and 1 side wings extending through the slits.

It further consists in forming the central portion of the spout triangular and having the hinge for the spout extending through the pouring opening and being cemented to the inner face of said wall, the side wings of the spout being connected to the two other sides of the triangle.

It also consists in the details of construction illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing and particularly pointed out 1n the claims.

In the drawing, Figurel is a plan of a cylindrical container. having my lmproved ouring spout mounted in the cover thereof. ig. 2 is a bottom plan of the coyer with the spout pushed back in. Fig. 3 1s a perspectlve view of the spout opened or pulled out for use. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inner side of the cover with the spout in operative position. F'ig. 5 is a plan of a portlon of the cover showing the pourlng opening and slots to recelve the sides of the pouring spout. Fig. 6 is a plan of the pourin spout blank. I g

imilar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The container cover shown in the drawing comprises an end 1 and a flange 2 It w1ll be "understood however that my improved spout may be used in connection wlth any particular wall of any desired dlspensingreceptacle for granular'orpowdered materlal,

provided with a pouring opening 3 and two parallel slits 4, one at each side ing inthe wall 1. p

he spout is preferably of quite heavy and tough paper, although it may beof thin metal or celluloid. It comprises a triangular central portion 5 from which a tongue 6,

vwhich is narrower than the base of the triangle, extends through the opening and is of the open cemented or otherwise secured to the inner face of the wall 1 on. which. the spout is mounted. This tongue constitutes thehinge for the spout although any other hinge structure may be employed. While this tongue maybe cemented directly to the'head 10f the container, and therefore may be made shorter than shown in Figs. 2 and 4, I

prefer to form this tongue quite long, that is,

of suflicient length. to extend to the flange 2 of the cover and then bend and extend down along this flange. Nocement is then needed.

to hold this spout in position except the ce mentwhich is used to secure the flange 2 of the cover to the body. This cement se-v cures the bent down end of the spout to the side of the body of the container and between the container and the flange 2 of the cover. I

Two side wings 7 connect to the central portion 5 along the lines 8 and have circular edges 9 which end 'in the cars 10 and in the tangents 12 which tangents are preferably in alinement. 'These wings are passed through the slits 4 before the tongue 6 is passed through the pouring opening 3 to be secured to the'wall 1. When the spout is'not in use it is pushed in when the central portion 5 and the inner ends of the wings willlie across the pouring opening and the remainder of the wings will be held fiat against the opposite side of the wall by the parts 14 of the wall 1. When powdered or granular material can be ac c'urately poured. The cars lO limit the out ward movement of the wings 7 so that the spout cannot possibly be swung out too far.

A seal of thin tough paper indicated by the dotted line 15, is preferably pasted over gs. 3 and 1, when w the spout to prevent loss of the contents of the container during shipment, which seal must be broken to reach the spout.

The sizes and proportions of the various parts may all be changed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the following claims.

I claim l. A receptacle having a pouring spout hinged to one wall thereof, said spout having side wings and a triangular central portion to which the side wings are connected. the wall having a pouring opening adapted to be covered by the spout, and slits on each side of said pouring opening through which said wings extend.

2. A receptacle having a pouring spout hinged to one wall thereof, said spout having side wings and a central portion to which the side wings are hin ed, the wall having a pouring opening adapted to he covered by the spout and parallel slits on each side of and spaced from the pouring opening throughout their length through which the side Wings extend.

3. A receptacle having a pouring spout hinged to one wall thereof, said spout hav ing side wings and a central portion to which the side wings are hinged, the wall having a pouring opening adapted to he covered by the spout and parallel slits on each side of and spaced from the pouring opening throughout their length through which the side wings extend, the edges of the side wings bein circular and having projections to limit tieir movement in said slits.

=1. A receptacle having a pouring spout hinged to one wall thereof, said spout having side wings and a triangular central portion to which the side wings are connected, the wall having a pouring opening adapted to be covered by the spout when swung against the wall and with a slit on each side of the pouring opening through which said wings extend, the edges of the side wings being circular. the parts of the wall between the slits and the pouring opening serving to cause the spout to flatten when it is pushed back into the receptacle.

5. A receptacle having a discharge opening and a slit on each side thereof and spaced therefrom, a spout connected with the receptacle at the pouring opening and comprising side wings which are adapted to flatten out against the rear of the wall on which the spout is mounted when the spout is pushed back, the portion of the package on each side of the discharge open ing causing the spout to th'us flatten out.

WILLIAM E. J EHN. 

